Submitted by christian on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 15:08
Authors: David Moore and Mellisa Lai, (MinterEllison)
Constitution: The Constitution of Australia (the Constitution) sets out the powers of the body politic, the Commonwealth of Australia (ie, the six federated states).
Australia does not have a bill of rights, though there are some rights protected in the Constitution and at common law.
Relevantly, the High Court of Australia has ruled that there is an implied - but not absolute - freedom of political communication under Australian law.
